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Hmmm.  There appears to be nothing out there today about the Rangers.

So instead, I'll make this observation after watching MNF last night...as much as it sucks having Jerry Jones as the owner of the Cowboys, things could be worse.  Watching the Redskins last night was just depressing.  Jones is a problem, but at least he's not Danny Snyder.

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as much as it sucks having Jerry Jones as the owner GM of the Cowboys,

He is a great owner but a terrible GM.

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by RangerMad on Oct 27, 2009 8:23 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

How great an owner can he be

if he can’t hire a good GM?

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and no playoff wins

in over a decade. Now he just needs to hire another guy like Jimmy or Bill to fix the thing up, and then he can run it into the ground.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

3 Super Bowls

not to live in the past, but thats a lot of super bowls for one owner… just sayin

by BuckyB on Oct 27, 2009 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then what does he do?

Drive off Jimmy Johnson.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

With the players Jimmy brought in

then watches the team drift into decline as the players Jimmy brought on aged.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I imagine so.

once they are all gone, then it will be the 5-11 Cowboys again.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well

I don’t know if you heard, it was hardly covered yesterday, but the Cowboys extended DeMarcus Ware.

Is it just me or does he look a step slower when he is trying to come around the edge?

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think

he looks any slower, I think OL coaches are just changing the way they play him.

He still gets off the ball faster than any other player I’ve ever seen. Everytime he does I think to myself he has to be offside.

You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.

by Escher on Oct 27, 2009 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I guess it’s not speed that I"m seeing but just an inability to penetrate on the outside, I guess?

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No.

He’s penetrating plenty—constantly in the backfield and disrupting timing. He’s just not getting the sacks. It really just shows how useless the stat is for evaluating a pass rusher’s effectiveness.

by brettgardner on Oct 27, 2009 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah he's gotten them lately

I thought he was talking about the whole season.

by brettgardner on Oct 27, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

I was really referring to the first few games; didn’t get to watch Sunday anyways – was on a plane.

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

x

He has a stress fracture in his foot that he has been playing with for weeks, so maybe that is why you are thinking he is a step slower.

by GregoryM on Oct 27, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

Imagine this team without great players like Bobby Carpenter…

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.

"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Oct 27, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

x

Don’t you think the start of the salary cap also hindered the Cowboys?

by GregoryM on Oct 27, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Same problem for everybody.

Jerry wasn’t helped because he had way too much of his cap tied up in players like Deion.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

That salary cap, it’s really important.

What world do you live in?

I remember when people cared about the salary cap. A long time ago.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW

How far are the Texans under the cap Cahill? More or less than Jerry’s team?

I honestly dont know, or care at all, I just thought I’d kind of throw the focus back on the fact you know, a lot of teams suck without any meddling owner.

I remember when the salary cap first came in people made such a big deal out of it lol. Who cares now. There’s still some talk of it, I guess, but nothing like it started out.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

x

question?

Do you wear the salary cap with the bill facing the front or back?

I soloed in the Mile High Club!

by horsedooty on Oct 27, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wearing it backward means you don't care, right??

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 27, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

backwards

:)

I soloed in the Mile High Club!

by horsedooty on Oct 27, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't care. :)

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 27, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

x

I seem to remember that Jerry was the one that proposed the salary cap to the NFL. Am I remembering that correctly?

I soloed in the Mile High Club!

by horsedooty on Oct 27, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

There are benefits to it and I think he was for those

But I can’t imagine him being for a salary cap when he used to be able to buy any player he wanted which worked out pretty well for him.

Do you think the Yankees or Red Sox would be for a cap in baseball?

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Oct 27, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Surely you don't discount Jimmy's effect on that third title do you?

Jimmy built that thing and let Switzer and Jones pilot it the rest of the way.

"Feldman and Feliz and and pray for…infectious disease?"--TheJeezus on Sep 9, 2009 1:01 PM PDT

by WestTxAg06 on Oct 27, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know what is weird?

I never hear people talking about what a great coach Barry Switzer must be, for winning that third Super Bowl for the Cowboys.

by Adam J. Morris on Oct 27, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Weird because...he was a good coach?

"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks

by hightowersmith on Oct 27, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL Cahill saying Bill fixed it up

Nothing says fixed up like 4 consecutive seasons of mediocrity with no end in sight.

I was so sick of Parcell’s obnoxiously conservative approach by the time he left. Phillips is a far better coach and the record certainly shows it.

Sean Payton came out of Parcells tenure though, give him that. Parcells sucks hard, as Miami now knows, but Payton was an impact on the league apparently.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

But remember guys

Whenever the Cowboys win,Jerry Jones wasnt the GM in that time, and he deserves no credit.

However when they lose, he was the GM, and it’s his fault.

Just keep that handy rule in mind.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are you Josey's retarded brother?

"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Oct 27, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jimmy

Boy he tore it up in MIami, didn’t he.

That Jimmy, he was a proven winner who won everywhere he went in the NFL. Well, if you count the Cowboys, and dont count the other team he coached,

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jimmy though

As smart as he was, would have been the best offensive coordinator of all time LOL.

But as smart as he was, he never caught on to how important OC was either, and that’s why he failed in Miami, a rather large failure of intelligence on his part.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually,

Jimmy won a lot more playoff games in Miami than the Cowboys have in the last decade.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and with a lot less talent...

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 27, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And no Super Bowls

And he got worse as time went on.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jimmy's Miami record

8-8
9-7-Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Wild-Card Game.
10-6 -Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Divisional Game.
9-7 -Lost to Jacksonville Jaguars in AFC Divisional Game.

2-3 overall playoff record.

7 games over .500 in 4 seasons, counting playoff record.

Boy he built them into a powerhouse didn’t he..just like he did the Cowboys.

You can say Miami was a little better than mediocre under JJ. That’s about it. Sure, they were a heck of a lot better than Parcells current 2-4 Dolphins though.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And

Going 9-7 and winning a wild card game, how to me is that more successful a season than the 13-3 team the Cowboys had?

The 13-3 team was very powerful, probably had a legitimate Super Bowl shot. They had homefield and a opening bye week. They ended up losing a close game to a team that shocked a few people that year, the Giants.

Tell me how that is worse than being a 9-7 team that maybe wins the wildcard round (so ends up in the same round of the playoffs as the bye week teams such as Dallas 07), but has to go on the road, and has no real chance of winning the SB.

But of course bye Cahill’s metric, the 9-7 team is far, far more successful…they won a playoff game. Of course Cahill doesnt really care about that metric either, it’s just something convenient for him to bash the Cowboys with right now.

Of course Cahill is an idiot and a troll.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:24 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Last playoff win

for the Cowboys 1996 with the players Jimmy brought to the Cowboys.

Maybe they would have won one by now if they would have kept Parcells.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 28, 2009 5:40 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe

If they had a good OC. and DC. Who knows if that would have happened.

When did Payton leave? I dont exactly remember. I’m guessing when Bill did.

Anyways, I was tired of Bill’s ultra-conservative in game strategies. What a loser.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW

Cowboys didn’t win a playoff game under Parcells. or with the talent he supposedly left if you’re taking that tack. And, aren’t we supposed to think it’s about the talent and not the coaching?

So err, shouldn’t it be his fault?

Of course as always in these arguments, you like to have it both ways.

And if Wade had won 2 SB’s, then tanked, you’d be saying, well Wade just did it with Bill’s players.

But if Wade hasn’t won a playoff game yet, well that’s not Bill’s fault, it’s Wade’s and/or JJ’s fault

So it’s similar to the JJ GM situation. If they win, no credit, If they lose, it’s all their fault.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Get over it

Post Parcell’s hasn’t been as bad as some make it out to be. And that’s where we are right now.

by tyd3311 on Oct 27, 2009 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The same number

as Al Davis.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meddling owners FTW

3 more than a lot of NFL teams.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:26 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They also have 3 superbowl wins with Jerry as owner and GM!!

Pretty dang good if you ask me! When was the last time the Eagles won a superbowl, Redskins? Texasn?Vikings? Chiefs? All said to have great owners and GMs????

Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!

by thad728 on Oct 27, 2009 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jimmy was the GM

until Jerry wanted to meddle and get limelight for himself.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Al Davis has 3 Superbowl wins

as Owner and GM! That makes him on par with Jerry!

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Raiders and Cowboys both

Will probably win a Super Bowl before the Texans.

Or about 20 of 32 NFL teams for that matter…

Raiders were there not too long ago. Guess Davis was a good owner that season.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No,

probably not.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well

Probably yes.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well...

The Texans do have to deal with the Colts in their division plus consistently good to great teams in the AFC over the past decade (Pats, Steelers, Chargers, and Ravens).

Who can you say has been consistently good to great in the NFC this decade? The Eagles, Giants to some degree and….Seahawks? It makes it a lot easier when you only have to win 2 tough games instead of 3-4.

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Oct 27, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You stole my thunder

I was going to come on here and talk about how horrible the Redskins are.

by jam0152 on Oct 27, 2009 8:38 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I was thinking about this last night

One of my friends texted me saying he kind of felt sorry for Jim Zorn, who seems like a really nice guy. Poor Zorn is just in a terrible position. Who knows if he’s a good coach or not, with a franchise that awful. I don’t think any coach is going to build a successful winner under Snyder’s reign of terror. The Redskins are close to becoming the East Coast Raiders.

"Feldman and Feliz and and pray for…infectious disease?"--TheJeezus on Sep 9, 2009 1:01 PM PDT

by WestTxAg06 on Oct 27, 2009 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The entire night, I kept thinking...

…“You know, Jason Campbell’s not the worst quarterback in the world. He’s got a live arm and actually makes good decisions from time to time.”

But Portis jumped the shark long ago, that offensive line is in ruins, the receiving corps is a team of Miles Austins (not a bad thing, but monotonous), and the defense hasn’t been as good as advertised.

What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?

by ghtd36 on Oct 27, 2009 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How mant years as Campbell been in the league?

How many offensive coordinators has he had? Campbell is probably better than what the reusults indicate.

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by RangerMad on Oct 27, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No he isn't.

He’s a league average QB. It’s OK—you could do a lot worse—but he’s not the guy to carry the team on his shoulders.

by brettgardner on Oct 27, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...Campbell isn't good.

Maybe part of that is the fault of the staff that developed him, but even if he is underrated, it’s more like “He might actually be an average QB instead of a fantastically crappy one.”

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Oct 27, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Every Quarterback in the NFL is good

I mean, Matt fricken Schuab has a 110 rating. Kyle Orton probably has a high rating too.

Very few QB’s in the NFL dont have the tools to get it done.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

He’s had good OC’s when healthy.

Put him with a bad OC and he will be bad. Like every other QB.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:41 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Cowboys should get

Jamarcus Russell to test that out.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 28, 2009 5:55 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

JaMarcus Russell says hi.

Along with Trent Edwards, Derek Anderson, Jake Delhomme and formerly Shaun Hill, Tarvaris Jackson, and Daunte Caulpepper’s rotting corpse.

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Oct 27, 2009 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would put

Carter and apparently Russell in the rare dont have the tools category.

Culpepper had plenty of tools, and probably the rest of those guys too (though I’ve never seen half of them play to say for sure). Why would you think otherwise? Delhomme doesn’t have tools, really? I mean, do you think Carolina will be better without Delhomme starting now? No, they’re still going to suck.

It’s always about the OC. That’s why something like Alex Smith vs Shaun Hill currently in SF is so irrelevant, The 9ers cant succeed either way, they dont have an OC. They are not going to win with Alex Smith, and that doesn’t make him a bad QB either. it’s impossible for them to win.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:02 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not completely avoided, though

Tom Hicks was Dan Snyder for 6 years or so around 2002

by BuckyB on Oct 27, 2009 8:52 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No

the Tom Hicks clubs have never been as top to bottom BORING as the Redskins have been.

Go Rice Owls!

by JBImaknee on Oct 27, 2009 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I submit the 2007 Texas Rangers

as top to bottom BORING as the current Redskins.

Out of the AL West by Memorial Day and rocking a 23-42 record with Little Boy Donuts running around without a leash while crap like a 40 year old Kenny Lofton, a 38 year old Sosa and an obviously over the hill Gagne getting all kinds of playing time while being managed by Ron Washington was one of the all-time lows I’ve ever seen this team have.

That was the year the fans began turning their back on the team due to apathy and that’s what’s beginning to happen in DC.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"

by Josey Wales on Oct 27, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And Gangne brought us back a decent return

especially based on his performance after the trade.

Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!

by thad728 on Oct 27, 2009 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

so did

Lofton.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And Sideshow hit his 500th HR here!

That’s worth something, right guys?

You know, if there’s an upside to no Jaramillo, it may be that new hitting coach can’t demand the Sosas and Joneses of the world to make the 25 man based on a few weeks in the spring.

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Rangers spent $ 6-8 million on Gagne

and received David Murphy and a bunch of garbage. Is David Murphy worth that much money to a team on a small market payroll? Seems a little excessive to me.

Lofton didn’t play well until this team was 23-42 and was desperate to get out of a hopeless situation.

The return for spending $ 5 million or so on Lofton was, to this point, laughable.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"

by Josey Wales on Oct 27, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You won't give up on this, will you?

Remind us again who you would have rather given one-year deals to that offseason?

by cstorm15 on Oct 27, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Somebody who wouldn't have been instrumental in this

team getting off to a 23-42 start. That was probably one of the 10-15 worst starts a team has had after 65 games over a long period of time.

JD’s plan going into that year was to win. He really thought the moves he made were going to put this team over the top when they were cloaked in obvious failure. On top of everything else, he hired Ron Washington to manage that crew.

His off-seasons leading up to 2006, 2007 and February 6, 2008 are exactly why I’m not brimming with confidence he will make moves that help this team win in 2010.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"

by Josey Wales on Oct 27, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

There are more pressing concerns than

going back in time to plug in players on that team and it wouldn’t have taken much to improve on that piece of shit that Little Boy Donuts built.

There’s a big reason Nolan Ryan was brought in to be his boss and the off-season leading up the 2007 season was one of the biggest bricks in JD’s own personal wall of incompetency.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"

by Josey Wales on Oct 27, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can't answer my question.

That’s very sad for you.

Why should anyone take you seriously if you can’t back up what you say?

by cstorm15 on Oct 27, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

The Rangers spent that money and got some pretty good pitching out of it, Gagne was worth the salary even before the trade brought back some decent value.

You do not have even the simplest appreciation for proper player valuation. Add that to your obsessive hatred of Daniels and we have both bias and stupidity running rampant in your brain.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Oct 27, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Murphy

Earned $6.8 million in value in 2008, $5.3 million in 2009, per Fangraphs:

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=6035&position=OF#value

All while earning pretty much the major-league minimum. So yeah, he was worth $6-8 million to this club.

And we all know now that Nolan lets JD do his job without interference (remember that article a couple weeks back?) so nice try on the “Nolan holding his hand” crap, but it won’t fly here any longer, JW.

"I cannot believe how fucking off base I was about Tiny E before this season. The Kid is great and is going to become a star."

- Wails

by RCCook on Oct 27, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You could shake a tree

down the street and several David Murphys would fall out of it. He seems like a nice guy but he’s a fairly spare player. He was never going to play every day in Boston and could have been had for next to nothing.

Nolan does hold JD’s hand and it’s not coincidental that we haven’t seen any more Danks for a pile of shit trades or wild ass $ 9 million expenditures on crap like Broussard & JJennings since Nolan became his boss.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"

by Josey Wales on Oct 27, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course, if the Rangers had kept Gagne

you’d be saying how stupid it was to keep a player that was so obviously ready to fall apart and failing to capitalize on his strong first half.

The Rangers won that deal handily, Murphy by himself has been much more valuable than Gagne since then. Once again you prove nothing buy your bias.

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by t ball on Oct 27, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's funny is watching so many LSB'ers defending

what JD did in the off-seasons before 2006 & 2007 when they know the consequences of said decisions.

Out of the division race by Memorial Day, a 23-42 start and the beginning of mass apathy towards the organization from the fans of the team.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"

by Josey Wales on Oct 27, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why do you care that fans were apathetic?

And how on earth does that translate into some kind of an indictment on the GM? That’s Nolan’s job.

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, what's funny

is you thinking of yourself as some sort of truth monitor in baseball thought. There is only one person here who respects your opinion. When everyone disagrees with you it’s probably not because you’re the only one who is right.

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by t ball on Oct 27, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Um, I meant

the idiot himself, obviously.

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by t ball on Oct 27, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha

Oh yeah. I guess Randy Galloway might respect him. But RG wouldn’t come on this board of mouthy geeks.

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

Nolan doesn’t. And yes, it is coincidental.

When you can provide some actual evidence for any of your theories, with quotes, names, etc. instead of just conjecture based on your own biases, feel free to post them.

Until then, I’ll just presume that you don’t have any more access to the inner workings of the Ranger front office than the rest of us, and that pretty much everything you’ve ever posted on that subject is absolute and utter horseshit.

"I cannot believe how fucking off base I was about Tiny E before this season. The Kid is great and is going to become a star."

- Wails

by RCCook on Oct 27, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, no

Fans turned their back on the team in 05. Be consistent, dolt.

by JDT217 on Oct 27, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Little Danny Snyder

nothing pleases me more sports wise as seeing Little Danny Snyder’s teams suck so bad. Definitely a douche bag if there was ever one.

I soloed in the Mile High Club!

by horsedooty on Oct 27, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jerry Jones

Jones made one great move, hiring Jimmy Johnson. Whether he really knew what he was doing, or was just lucky to have roomed with Johnson in college is subject to debate, but nevertheless, that was a great move.

That one move got him three Super Bowls. Now they haven’t one a single playoff game post the Johnson teams.

by Darrell McKown on Oct 27, 2009 9:05 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Jerry has also done very well for himself

How much has the value of the franchise increased during his ownership? ~500 million?

"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out

by tricer on Oct 27, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Value

He bought the team for $160 million, and Forbes estimates its value at $1.65 billion today (less about $200 million of debt).

That sounds like a huge increase, and it is, but the annual compounded return on his original investment is about 11%, which, while good, certainly isn’t a homerun from an investment perspective.

by Darrell McKown on Oct 27, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whaaa?

How many other things do you know of that give you an 11% return, especially on $160 million?

I think you should judge an owner by more than wins and losses and superbowls (though he does have those) and a GM by more than playoff wins. Has San Diego been poorly managed this decade? I agree there was a time when Jerry was making too many unilateral decisions, but let’s be honest, the Cowboys have been competitive every year but one (6-10, not 1-15) since he hired Parcells. That’s 1 bad year out of the past 6, with 2 playoff appearances. And this year’s team doesn’t look so bad either (though I think they get crushed in December).

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Oct 27, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...

Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?

by Brian Thomas on Oct 27, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you are right, that's not a home run

It’s a freaking grand salami.

Favorite bumper sticker of all time, seen on a VW bus:
"Gas, Grass, or Ass. Nobody rides for free"

by tricer on Oct 27, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is there any DFW owner you do like, Adam?

Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...

Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?

by Brian Thomas on Oct 27, 2009 9:09 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Doesn't look like it.

And he more or less dismisses out of hand the job Mark Cuban has done since taking over 10 years ago.

by JDT217 on Oct 27, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

For all the 'Jerry's a turble GM!' talk

(that’s well on it’s way to becoming the new ‘When we gon’ git sum peeechin?’)

Consider this;

Stephen Jones is on the Competition Committee.

That’s your GM, folks, no matter what Jerry’s job title says. Jerry might be able to pull rank on him on some decisions, but Owens and Pacman aren’t here- so Stephen’s winning some of the battles.

Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law

by Keynes on Oct 27, 2009 9:19 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

However

Roy Williams is here, and thats a textbook Jerry Jones move. Big name, unmotivated player.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eveyone and their dog thought that move was going to be great

Williams had a few really strong years in Detroit, where he never had a real QB to throw to him. Everyone across the country thought that was going to be good for us. It hasnt worked out but just about any other GM would have done the same thing. What would our 1st round pick be if we didnt make that trade?? See how well all the other 1st rounders have done lately!!

Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!

by thad728 on Oct 27, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only delusional

Cowboy fans thought that move was going to be great.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

And it matters so much.

I cry myself to sleep every night over that Roy Williams trade we fucked up. It’s just killing me and the Cowboys.

Oh wait, no I’m not, I actually dont care at all.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does it matter less ot more than no TO?

I couldn’t care less about either one.

Plug anybody in at wideout, it will be fine, I knew that. So it’s Miles Austin thats the new stud, whatever.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What?

If anything, most people thought that that move would blow up in Jerry’s face.

by LiamP on Oct 27, 2009 9:36 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

I hated the move personally and only few people I know liked it at the time.

"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron

by coolaid on Oct 27, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I second that

I was astounded at how terrible that move was. I was actually GLAD I was a displaced Cowboys fan so I didn’t have to hear local news chatter about it.

Trading first day picks is usually a dicey move. Trading a first day pick and a several other picks for a player like Roy Williams who had really put together a string of good but not great seasons was a HUGE risk. That is #1 receiver compensation and he has to pan out for years for this move to make sense.

Unfortunately, William has yet to be even mediocre which is far worse than I could have guessed.

by Heebs on Oct 27, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And it's really hurt the Cowboys

4-2 coming off a big win over Atl.

Hows that trade working out in Detroit? Great success there?

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:28 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...

I was hoping it would work out, but thought it was too much to give up. It should have been more like a 2nd and a 5th, but Jerry went overboard. Fortunately Sensi is working out, but I was really hoping to address safety and depth at OL, LB, and DL with some of those picks. And I have a feeling it’s going to bite the Cowboys in the ass this year…

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Oct 27, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did you hear Jerry's quote the other day about drafting a WR?

Said he’s not gonna spend a 1st on one (cuz look at Austin!!)

Seems to me he makes a habit of spending TWO 1sts for one WR a bit too often for my tastes.

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 27, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

heh

"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris

by Chase Irwin on Oct 27, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

heh ...Once was plenty...

Galloway was definitely two ones, and I “misremembered” the price for Roy. A one and three other picks is pretty damn pricey though.

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 27, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Galloway trade

Mind-bogglingly horrible.

Roy trade just looks bad right now, but it’s possible he could still be worth it. Everybody knew at the time at the time that the Galloway trade could never be worth it.

by brettgardner on Oct 27, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep, that one was doomed from the start..

But geez… A 1st, a 3rd, and somesuch is a lot for a guy that just isn’t very productive and can’t seem to get open.

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 27, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Galloway

Then when on to have some great years for..whoever he went to after us.

Galloway was never the problem, if you dont have an OC the receivers wont get the ball.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 4:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who cares

Who gives a flying shit about first round picks? Half the time they play 3-4 average years for any team and then are gone.

Please stop with that shit.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 5:06 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You really do give idiots a bad name...

Since 1st round picks are useless, perhaps you could enlighten us on how you would build a team?

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 28, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will agree there

The whole “Jerry sux and he’s ruining the Cowboys!” Is the same simplistic, redneck crap that the “Rangers aint got no pitchin!” talk radio refrain year after year is from.

Thats why I dont understand why the allegedly intelligent Mr Morris parrots it so pathetically.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I actually agree with this.

It made sense in the early 2000s. It hasn’t for the past 6 years.

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Oct 27, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

AJM, why are you such an idiot?

I cant understand how the same guy who does detailed sabremetrican writeups, is such a bonehead about this stuff. You sound like every redneck moron with that simplistic JJ hate bullshit, and fuck off with it.

You know, I’ve been reading about how Snyder has become pretty hands off with the Redskins, and I noticed the guy who made the retard move of handing playcalling to Sherm Lewis, was some front office guy, Cerrato or something. Do you know what that says? It says Snyder is artificially keeping his hands off in the name of some bullshit wrongheaded idea that owner intervention is death. Because you know what? Teams all across the NFL suck goat balls (the Kansas City’s, the Detroit’s, The Tennessee’s, list goes on and on) with no meddling owner in sight.

So yeah, you know what the Redskins need right now I’d say? Danny Snyder to be more hands on. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!

Here’s the fact: Playcalling to Lewis was idiotic. The person who made that decision was a “football guy” from the front office, not the owner. What is the lesson here? Football guys make a lot of fucking stupid decisions.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 9:49 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

You obviously don't read many Redskins blogs or beat writers...

Snyder is still pretty damn hands-on.

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 27, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also

The Cowboys are 4-2 and a competitive, as they have been the last several years.

And what AJM has to say about this is “could be worse”

So what exactly is Jones screwing up?

Are we operating under the philosphy this Cowboys bunch is just loaded with talent, and Jerry’s boy Phillips is ruining it, I assume?

If we’re operating under that philosophy, then who’s the GM of this team? Who’s responsible for that alleged talent getting here?

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 9:55 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Or

Does it prove that despite our protests for the local media focusing on all Cowboys, all the time, even we on a Rangers blog are guilty of it to some degree?

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well anyways

Seriously though, the net effect of he Sherm Lewis move is that the Cowboys have almost two certain wins against the Skins on the schedule now.

Then again, so does the rest of the division, as Philly demonstrated. But it still can help in the wild card race, against other nfc teams that dont have 2 with the skins.

The whole league this year is shaping up to be a much more have and have not’s than normal, as has been much discussed. If you’re part of the haves, as the Cowboys would fancy themselves, you gotta fatten up on those have nots, it might be a excellent record required for playoffs.

by Sharky on Oct 27, 2009 10:13 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but

Atlanta and NOLa get TB and Carolina twice, Minny and GB get Det (and Chi?) twice. Even when the NFC East is down, it’s still the toughest division in the NFC.

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Oct 27, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mmm, good point

I dont put Carolina and Chi in TB, Det, or now Wash’s class though. Though Carolina may be getting close.

The Bears in particular are a pretty decent team, that just hasn’t had the breaks so has a poor record.

 Wash was a dangerous bad team, before the Lewis move. Now I consider them no threat at all, that’s the difference.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 4:54 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't see much point

in having 2 hitting coaches.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me either.

Are there any “big time” hitting coaches, or better known coaches, available? Maybe Steve Henderson?

by BHill on Oct 27, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Personally, I doubt the hitting coaches

will make a big difference. I think the low OBP has as much to do with roster makeup, and team injuries as coaching.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Derrek Lee said so.

In this economy, with the team struggling to make payroll, I don’t think they can afford two hitting coaches at any rate.

"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris

by Chase Irwin on Oct 27, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You may be right, but..

I thought the same thing about Maddux last spring. Maybe a “bump” from a new voice will happen.

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 27, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm still not sure

how much of the improvement seen was pitching and how much was defense. It looks like there was some pitching improvement, but not quite as much as some give Maddux and Ryan credit for.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I give Maddux more credit than Ryan, but still..

I saw a lot of improvement in “attitude”, but that’s incredibly nebulous and could very well be due to a better voice, more maturity, better defense, or more success breeding a better vibe.

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 27, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maddux...

certainly deserves more credit for the pitching than Ryan. He worked with these guys on a daily basis. Ryan is simply a well respected figure that told the pitchers they need to pitch deeper into games. Imo that really is the extent of his influence on the pitching last year.

The problem, as Dan suggests, is that I just don’t know how much credit to give Maddux. Obviously the defense is the biggest reason for the pitching looking much better. Although I think Maddux could have helped the staff with many things that we would never even hear about.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Oct 27, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maddux and Ryan

Slc ranger,

how much effect would it be to be a young pitcher and have Nolan (Legendary Hall of Fame ya ya da) put his arm around you and say something like, “Kid, you are gonna be great but you need to ________(add your own message here)”? I think it would give me a lot of confidence in my ability and help erase any doubts I might have about my being in the bigs and maybe not thinking I belong.

I soloed in the Mile High Club!

by horsedooty on Oct 27, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How much improvement in attitude would you have

if plays that became hits the year before get turned into outs. Groundballs in the infield last year were a whole lot less likely to become hits.

I know Mark Fidyrich once talked about the confidence boost he had when being called up from AAA to the Majors just because balls that would have been singles on his AAA club were turning into easy outs.

I know that sometimes you would see Padilla melt down some after defensive miscues. Personally I wouldn’t be surprised if better defense gives pitchers more confidence to challenge hitters.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Oct 27, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed. I'm sure the D played a large part in the swagger..

But the question is whether or not Maddux was a contributor as well. I say it’s impossible to tell but darn likely. Maybe he was just the recipient of other factors, like a new hitting coach will benefit from a return to form by Hamilton and a few others.

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Oct 28, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OT: Twitter and Josey

So our very own Josey Donuts had a Twitter page for a few minutes, and most of his tweets were a series of late night, misspelled, drunken insults directed at Keith Law. I wish it was still up because it was ridiculous.

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 10:40 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That's really a shame.

Though you’re probably right. The grammatical errors were way more excessive than we have come to expect from the real Josey.

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not me. I don't twitter.

Drunken, late night and misspelled words along with the ever present cowardly passive aggressive behavior pattern consistenly demonstrated by Rodney would be my guess.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"

by Josey Wales on Oct 27, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never fails...call somebody an idiot or defend your ability to spell

and a typo is sure to pop up.

Good catch, txran.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"

by Josey Wales on Oct 27, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's the thing, Donuts...

Nobody was questioning your ability to spell. We all know you are terrible at it, but man, that Twitter profile was way beyond what we have come to expect from you.

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

But he's a great writer?

And knows his college football about as well as MLB.

The guy really has all his bases covered. The total package.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Oct 27, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Gifted writer."

Get it right, dumbass.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"

by Josey Wales on Oct 27, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait

slc ranger is a dumbass for failing to call you a “gifted writer?!”

That may be the most singularly hilarious thing you have ever suggested. What’s next? Saying someone is an idiot for suggesting that you have an inability to comprehend the most basic of arguments?

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

As always, you're right. However, I never claimed to be gifted, so forgive me please.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Oct 27, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gifted with blissful unawareness

of his own stupidity, that is.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Oct 27, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Josey is a bad speller, but this Twitter page was WAY over the top in errors.

by FuturePants on Oct 27, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

but it sure was hilarious. Well worth the follow.

"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08

by lisa w on Oct 27, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

bob kraft would be a better owner. you know the guy Quitter likes…oh…wait

usa

by Longhorn on Oct 27, 2009 10:50 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This thread is great...

dual action king-trolls in Sharky and Josey.

Someone put them in a cage fight to the death.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Oct 27, 2009 10:56 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

...and shoot the winner

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.

"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Oct 27, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

I assumed we were throwing in lions...

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Oct 27, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lion would turn vegetarian

before touching either.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Oct 27, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Football talk + tired old trolls?

Pretty damn boring if you ask me.

"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN

by lonestarJon on Oct 27, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd

Take Daniel Snyder as owner over Tom Hicks anyday.

by icouldusesomebaseball on Oct 27, 2009 11:13 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait...

Having an owner who really wants to win and to whom money is no object is a problem?

Sometimes I use exclamation points to emphasize what I'm saying!!!!

by MeanMr.Mustard on Oct 27, 2009 8:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ESPN Power rankings are a little goofy

Cowboys jump from 19, which most agree was way too low, all the way to 9 this week, which even I think might be high. I was expecting 12/14-ish.

I always look at the playoff/wildcard standing, even in the earliest weeks it’s intriguing. Anyways, last week there was like 5 teams tied for the last WC spot at 3-2 (ATL had one at 4-1). This week, it’s three 4-2 teams tied for the two spots. ATL, Dallas, and GB. Of course, now the division is back in play as well.

I have to like that. GB seems soft too me, and ATL didn’t impress either. Noticed in the game they have ex Steeler Mularkey as OC, who I dunno, is just not a thrilling guy to me.

by Sharky on Oct 28, 2009 6:05 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Do you like football or something?

"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Oct 28, 2009 6:11 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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